The following story is a Skullgirls fanfiction, i own nothing but my ocs, Skullgirls is property of Autumn Games and Lab Zero.

"Thanks for being my friend Filia, and i hope we'll be friends for ever" that was the last thing i heard Pietro say before i entered home, i didn´t really knew how to respond so i just gave him a slight smile, i was glad to have a friend like Pietro, someone who was caring, loyal and didn't just hang with me because i had Medici blood.

I saw him make way back to his house from one of my windows, it was a bit of a disheartening sight, as that meant i was home.

I didn't like home very much…

The house it self was nice, it had a lot of space, a bit like a tiny mansion, it was well decorated with a variety of paintings, carpets, porcelain vases and what not. It also had 5 rooms, a dining hall, a living room, 4 bathrooms, a smoking lounge, a small inside garden and even my very own study room.

It was all fine and what not, but what was the point of this all if i didn't have my parents to enjoy it, they were always so busy with "family business" that they would be out of the house most of the day, only returning at night, even then it was almost as they never came back, the closest we ever had to family time was at dinner, and they were either talking about how the family was doing, or just plain silence, there were even time were i would spend days in the house, doing nothing, there was rarely anything interesting that happened around here

At least i could always invite Carol and Pietro into the house like i already did a couple of times, they always managed to make things more lively around this graveyard of a house, they were always happy being here, and i was happy to have them here, much to the maids dislike, speaking of the maids… you would think that having them around would make for a less boring place, having a chance to actually talk with some one in the house, but they were as interesting as a book filled with blank pages, in the way that they were like machines, only programmed to work.

And despite this all, i still get complimented on how much of a lucky girl i am, to be part of such a wealthy family.

So many people say that they would sacrifice a part of their body just to live a day in my live, i laugh at their silly words, but in reality i was pissed… because these people think just because i have money i am happy, well im not, im sad, bored and miserable, it's absolutely hell living in this "home" if you want to call it that, it's true what they say, money can't buy you happiness…. And that made me angry, because all i wanted was to be happy, all i wanted was to be a normal schoolgirl, with friends that didn't want to use you for your wealth. All i want is….

"Ms. Filia, how good to have you back."

My train of thoughts was interrupted, by a voice, i turned around to see one of the maids, she was wearing her typical outfit, she also had lime green hair.

"H…Hello, ummm…Lisa?" i think it was Lisa, they may act like robots, but they were still humans, and it would be pretty embarrassing if i didn't remember her name, after all, most of these people working in this house were already working here when i wasn't even born.

"Ms. Filia, it's an honor that you still know my name after all these years, i am deeply grateful."

"Yes….yes…. have my parents come back yet?"

"I'm afraid Mr. and Mrs. Medici are still very busy with family business" there was that damned word again. "In the meanwhile can i start preparing dinner?"

"Sorry, Im not feeling hungry"

"Ms. Filia, are you ok?"

"Yes, yes im fine, just leave, please."

"As you wish." The maid said as she went into another room, leaving me alone, again.

I ran for my bedroom, opened the door, entered, and then locked it.

"Supid,stupid,stupid, of course they wouldn't be back, family business my ass, it's basically making other people's lives hell, i should've already seen this coming, yet i keep being disappointed."

It was just another day of my life….

"Hello? I'm home." I said as i walked into the house, i immediately my blood turned cold, the house was pitch black, i couldn't see a thing, more importantly, were was Dad?

It was unusual of him to be already at sleep, but i couldn't hear any noise, so he must be sleeping.

I turned on the lights as i sighed in relief, then feeling a bit hungry, i attacked the fridge, looking for anything to eat.

"No…no….no, man there's nothing good in here."

Eventually i just settled on an apple, then i sat in the couch as i took in the place, the house was a small one, what you'd expect from a family of two. It may not be the apex of comfort, but it was nice enough i wasn't picky about it, the house was simple, there was a bathroom, 2 bedrooms, a kitchen and a living room, you know, standard house stuff, the couch although old, was still in great shape.

I laid back and reflected on today, from my little accident with Mrs. Victoria, to my hallway battle with Filia and that chat i had with her on our way home. Something that has been bugging me for a while has been my right arm, it's been itching ever since i dropped Filia at her house.

"Gah..damn arm, must have been a mosquito, it is getting close to Summer, so maybe they are starting to appear more often?"

I put my hands to my pocket and took out my old pocket watch, it had been previously worn by my father, my real father, who i didn't knew a thing about, matter of fact i din't remember a thing about my old family, i stared at the picture in the watch, it was a picture of my father, from what i could tell he also had white hair like me, at least now i know were i got this sexy hair from, he also looked to have a slender build, although he was prety tall, he's moustache and goatee were also white, his eyes looked very cold and his expression showed an unwavering wall of confidence and authority.

"Home already huh?"

"HAAAAAAA!" i fell down the couch as i looked to who had startled me, and of course it had to be none other than my dad, Giovanni DeCapre.

Unlike the man in the picture, Giovanni had longer hair, he has a scar in he's jaw from the Great War, he was also had a muscular build, his eyes were blue, and although he was old he showed a lot of energy he could sometimes be somewhat childish.

"What startled your rocket?" my father said, oblivious that he had almost gave his son an heart attack.

"You startled me that's what! Were did you come from anyway?"

"The bathroom."

"….."

"What?"

"Nothing…"

"Well enough about me, what about you? How was your day?"

"You know, just another regular day." I said as I stand back up and and sit on the couch.

"Really? Nothing new happened?" he said as he also sat on the couch, right beside me.

"Yea, just another day." I said as I kept scratching my arm.

I just wanted to go to bed and see if this itch passes, it was starting to get worse, just hope it's nothing serious.

"Are you ok?" my dad asked, his tone was now a more serious one.

"Yes, im just tired, im going to sleep."

As I was making my way upstairs when my dad called me.

"Pietro?"

I stopped in the middle of the stairs and looked back to my dad.

"Yes?"

It was a bit unusual to see him taking a more serious approach to me, most of the times he was very playful, and always told me not to worry to much when I did something wrong, he said that it didn't matter if I made mistakes, as long as I learned from them.

"I understand that you want to know more, and that's fine, but" my father paused, looking a bit hesitant to keep talking" but I don't think you should know more about your family, so just give up, ok?"

I was a bit shocked at this, my father, the man that always told me to reach for the stars, and that it was ok to want to know more about the unknown, was now telling me to not know more? I was confused by this sudden change in personality, it was almost scary, I hesitated a bit but eventually I mustered the word I needed.

"W..What? Why? You always told me that wanting to know more about something was normal?" I asked confused

"Yes, I did tell you often, but somethings just hurt more than they help. I just worry about you."

I think im starting to understand my father's worries.

"I get it, your concerned that I might find a dark secret my family kept all this time, and it may come back and hurt me," I said confident that I knew the reason for all this talk "it's alright, im sure everything will be alright, there's no need to worry, now im heading upstairs, my arm is killing me."

As I headed upstairs I heard my father's say "Right, sorry" I feel like there's more to all of this then he is letting up.

But there was plenty of time to think about all of that, right now I just want to rest, I entered my room, put on my nightclothes and called it a day, just hope my arm won't bother me much.

"Hey baby" it was 2 in the morning and the streets of New Meridian were filled with the scum that roamed by… and their prey "how about you follow us, we'll show a shortcut to a fun place" one of three men said, in front of him was a beautiful women, it was clear what these crooked men had planned.

"S..Sorry but im just looking to head home" the woman said noticeably nervous around the three shady figures that now surrounded her "c..could y…you please m..move?" she said getting progressively more and more afraid

"Come on beautiful, what's the rush?" a taller man said, driving the woman against the wall "surely you still have time for some fun, ain't that right fellas?"

"P..please don't…"

"Don't worry babe, we won't hurt you, unless that how you want to play" the taller of the three said as he ripped the dress of the young woman, revealing her bra, she was now crying.

"Damn girl, you packing a punch, if I rub them enough time, will a genie pop out." The shorter of the three said his hands firmly grasping the woman's chest

"N..NO" she screamed as she tried to resist much to her dismay

"Well ain't you a fighter, that surely makes things more interesting..." the last of the three, the most muscular of the bunch said, as he punched the woman, forcing her to the ground. "I'm going to enjoy this." He said as he got on top of the woman, with a look of hunger in his eyes.

The two others joined in laughter, but then they noticed, they had a visitor.

"H..Hey, boss, we got company" the short one said as the shadowy figure approached the four individuals.

"Hey buddy, back off, if you want a turn wait fo…" before he could finish, the figure approached him faster than he could react, then out of nowhere the stranger impaled the shorter of the bunch with his bare arm, ripping his heart off, to the horror of everyone watching, he squished the heart, one man down.

"W…WHAT THE F…FUCK, WHAT ARE Y…" the taller of the bunch couldn't even finish his phrase as his head was decapitated clean off his body, two man down.

"Huu..HUU?" the leader stood back up, he was now face to face with the other man who had just killed his goons "Y..YOU THINK YOU CAN JUST KILL MY FRIENDS LIKE THAT."

The other man said nothing.

"ANSWERS ME DAMMIT!"

Again, he said nothing.

"If that's how you want to play…" the leader pulled a switchblade and pointed it at the stranger "THEN LET'S PLAY!"

He charged against him with murderous intent, but the other man also wasn't planning on holding back.

As the leader swinged his switchblade he's arm was caught by the stranger, his vice like grip not letting him move it. In that moment the leader's heart was filled with fear, were he was filled with bravado, he was now brimming with fear. In one swift pull, the stranger had ripped the leader's arm off, causing him to back up, screaming in pain, deciding to end things right there he grabbed the man by his face and crushed it, turning his face into an incomprehensible mess of flesh, three man down.

The stranger approached the woman, she didn't know how to react, in one side he had just saved her, but in the other he had just killed those three men in the most gruesome way possible. Then the stranger extended his arm to the woman, signaling that he wanted to help her, she took his arm, then she felt something on her chest, as she looked down she saw the other arm of the man who had just saved her, impaled through her body.

"W…wh…wh…why?" Those were the woman's last words, four down.

As the man looked at the lifeless body of the woman, he continued his marry way, almost as if nothing happened.

"Humans…. are such easy prey."

"Kid, Kid, wake up kid"

That was my signal to wake up, but I just didn't want to, man why couldn't I just stay in bed.

"Did you listen, wake up"

"I'm awake, im awake" I said in a very exhausted tone, for some reason I didn't sleep very well, maybe Carol was right, maybe I should see a doctor about this, well right now I should just focus on school. Well at least my arm wasn't itching anymore, which was good…

…Wait did someone call my name earlier? I went to my window to see if there was anyone outside who had called me, it couldn't be my dad, the voice that called me was much sharper than his.

"Hey kid down here."

I heard it say as I stared at the floor of my room, but I couldn't find anything.

"No you idiot, on your arm, your right arm."

I looked down at my right arm, it was now dark blue and it looked like it was enveloped in some sort of slimy substance, my elbow had a spike coming out of it, not very big, I then looked at my shoulder, and there I saw it, there was single yellow eye and below it a toothless mouth… I had a parasite on my arm.

"So… what's up?"

Well thing are getting interasting aren't they? Those last few chapters were just introduction chapters, just so that everyone would get adequate with the main characters, from this point forward is were the story will really start to roll.

As always i hope your liking this story, and always criticism and opinions on how i can make this story better are always appreciated.

Until Next Time. Peace.